BusinessTuesday, November 3
Bossier Chamber's five-year report puts Barksdale's economic impact at a record $1.4 billion
The Daily Shreveport team
If you've wondered how Northwest Louisiana is doing, the Bossier Chamber of Commerce has numbers. Its fifth State of the Community Report, presented Monday in Bossier City, tracks health care, transportation, defense, cyber, education and energy.
Health care, Barksdale and the airport posted big figures
- $3.7 billion
- statewide impact from health care
- $1.4 billion
- Barksdale's total economic impact
- 800,000+
- passengers at Shreveport Regional Airport
Source: KSLA
The airport's traffic is its highest in 45 years, and Barksdale's impact is its highest to date. The report also says Louisiana ranks third nationally for having the best doctors.
- Transportation: more than 2,000 jobs projected by 2028
- Barksdale: 119 projects completed for critical command needs
- Education: 106 Caddo graduates earned associate degrees early, a district record
- Data centers: first building tentatively targeted for mid-2027
“We have strengthened the assets to attract investment. Now we must share the prosperity that stays here. We have real proof of progress.”
73% of cybersecurity workforce demand has been met
73%of cybersecurity workforce demand met
Source: KSLA
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| of cybersecurity workforce demand met | 73% |
The 11:30 a.m. program also included a panel on what major technology investments could mean for the region, with speakers from Amazon Web Services, the North Louisiana Economic Partnership and STACK Infrastructure.
Sources: KSLA, Bossier Press-Tribune, The Times